The Future World

The surroundings were desolate and uninhabited. Li Mu Chuan first checked his own condition.

His gas mask was gone, as were the leg guards, but the soft armor he was wearing was still there.

Perhaps because the soft armor looked completely like clothing material, Li Mu Chuan successfully kept it on.

Li Mu Chuan looked around, then stepped forward.

Regardless, it was better to figure out where this place was.

A moment later, Li Mu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the roar of an engine.

Hearing this sound, it should be modern society, no doubt.

In comparison, Li Mu Chuan preferred modern society.

If he had traveled to ancient society, with his attire and short hair, and without a travel permit, he would almost certainly be arrested.

After walking forward for several tens of minutes, Li Mu Chuan saw a concrete road.

Li Mu Chuan walked along the road, but saw no signs of human habitation around.

After walking for about three minutes, Li Mu Chuan heard the roar of an engine from behind, which made his heart leap with joy.

However, when Li Mu Chuan turned his head to look behind him, he was stunned.

Behind him, a hovering car was flying towards him at high speed.

The car body had a streamlined shape, and the size of the front windshield was almost the same as the car body.

However, the glass was not transparent; only the area in front of the driver was transparent.

Li Mu Chuan guessed that the transparency of the glass could be adjusted at will, a technology that already existed on Earth.

The driver must have seen Li Mu Chuan, as the car slowed down considerably.

However, it did not stop directly; the car flew past at high speed.

But after driving a hundred meters, the car slowly pulled over and stopped.

Seeing this, Li Mu Chuan quickly stepped forward.

"How are you alone in a place like this?"

When Li Mu Chuan approached, the other party did not open the car door directly but asked Li Mu Chuan through the door.

It was at this moment that Li Mu Chuan clearly saw the other person's appearance; it was a middle-aged man.

He had slightly long hair tied up, resembling Yasuo's broom-like hairstyle.

"Came out to play with friends, got left here..."

Li Mu Chuan said vaguely.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's eyes immediately showed sympathy, "Let me see your wrist Identity Chip."

Identity Chip?

Li Mu Chuan's heart tightened. Where would he have such a thing? "It's in my friend's car..." Li Mu Chuan was helpless and could only continue to lie.

"Then that friend of yours is really something else."

The middle-aged man sighed upon hearing this, sizing Li Mu Chuan up and down. Feeling that Li Mu Chuan seemed decent enough, he opened the car door.

"Get in."

Li Mu Chuan was overjoyed at the words and quickly thanked him.

Once he was seated in the car, he couldn't help but cautiously examine the interior layout.

Fortunately, the car door closed automatically after Li Mu Chuan entered, otherwise, Li Mu Chuan probably wouldn't have known how to close it.

The seats were somewhat like sofas. As Li Mu Chuan sat down, a small screen immediately rose up beside him.

There were a lot of displays on the screen. Looking closely, they were various functions for adjusting temperature, seat comfort, and watching movies, among many others.

It seemed easy to understand, but Li Mu Chuan didn't dare to fiddle with it, feeling a bit of inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Li Mu Chuan had imagined what the future would look like more than once, and now he had truly arrived in the future.

In this situation, Li Mu Chuan felt quite excited.

"Um, my Identity Chip was taken by my friend. Where can I get a replacement?"

Li Mu Chuan tentatively opened the conversation, wanting to learn more about what this world was like.

"Of course, you go to the Citizen Center to get a replacement, but you need to bring all your documents."

The middle-aged uncle replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Li Mu Chuan felt a chill. Where would he have any documents? He was essentially an illegal immigrant.

"Ah, it's really troublesome without an Identity Chip," Li Mu Chuan continued, following the conversation.

The middle-aged uncle didn't suspect anything. "Isn't it? You can't do anything without an Identity Chip. Paying for meals, taking public transport, and so on, all require this thing."

The uncle was quite talkative, and Li Mu Chuan was happy to continue chatting with him.

However, the more they talked, the more startled Li Mu Chuan became.

In this era, the Identity Chip already contained too much. Payments were made directly through the chip, and identity verification was required when traveling.

And the Identity Chip was tied to many of a person's accounts.

Without the chip, it would be impossible to move an inch.

This was bad. This world felt even harder to navigate than going back to ancient times.

The initial joy of arriving in the future world completely disappeared at this moment, replaced only by that feeling of unease.

As he saw the tall buildings gradually appearing in the distance, that feeling of unease became even more prominent.

"What happens if you don't have an Identity Chip?"

"You mean those illegal immigrants? Of course, they are directly deported!" the uncle said matter-of-factly.

"With our country's current standard of living, there are a lot of illegal immigrants coming to our country now. We don't even know how many happen every year."

Speaking of this, the uncle seemed a bit dissatisfied. "Especially those dark-skinned types, they are even more lazy and gluttonous after coming to our country. Sometimes the management in this regard is too lax."

Hearing this, Li Mu Chuan said casually, "Those dark-skinned illegal immigrants are easy to find, but it's still hard to find Asians."

"There's no difference. In any case, if they're found to be illegal immigrants, they'll all be deported."

The uncle replied.

The two had already entered the city by now. The exteriors of the surrounding tall buildings were all made of glass, but they weren't reflective. However, many of the glass exteriors of the buildings were displaying 3D advertisements.

Advertisements for various medicines, cars, food, and the like.

Li Mu Chuan was dazzled, and he couldn't remember a single thing about the content on them.

"Where do you want to get off?"

The uncle asked.

Li Mu Chuan was a bit lost. He didn't know where to get off, nor did he know where to go.

At least, Li Mu Chuan had the experience of going to a strange city alone before. After adjusting his mindset, he told the uncle to just drop him off by the side of the road.

Currently in the city, cars were speeding by on both sides. When some cars flew past, there were long streams of light trailing behind them, which was extremely cool.

The car stopped by the side of the road, then slowly descended.

The car door opened, and Li Mu Chuan sensibly got out. After thanking the other person again, he watched as they drove away.

It was then that Li Mu Chuan realized that these cars were all flying at a height of two meters, and below two meters seemed to be the pedestrian area.

There were specially designated areas by the roadside, which should be areas for getting on and off, such as the place where Li Mu Chuan was currently standing.

Looking at the countdown, he needed to stay in this world for five days.

In any case, even as an outsider, his own country was still very safe, unlike how dangerous it was abroad.

This made Li Mu Chuan feel a little more relaxed.